smart scarf

Salmon fades to a field of paprika in this scarf by Chomsuda Samana of Thailand, handwoven from 100% cotton with fringes on the ends. Following in the footsteps of her mother, the artisan works with her sister to give the scarf a speckled look, employing both batik and tie-dye methods, a two-day process where the fabric is tied and coated with a wax resist before it is submerged in vats of dye.

Yuni Kristina selects the regal parang seno kecil motif for this stylish silk scarf. Parang (dagger or blade), referred to Javanese sultans and was once reserved for the royal courts of Surakarta and Jogyakarta. Kristina works in batik, stamping the green motifs by hand.

The world bursts into bloom with the arrival of spring, its enchantment captured in bright batik motifs. From Melati's Collection, this lovely scarf is created of silk and presented in a gift box.

Working with ancestral textile craft techniques, Yuni Kristina depicts Java's trumtum motif. It covers a blue silk scarf, stamped by hand and embellished with batik. A symbol of awakening love, it refers to a queen who felt neglected when the king took a mistress. She took up batik, creating stars in the dark sky, stars that became her friends. The king was so impressed with her batik that he rediscovered his great love for his wife.

Jade jasmine blossoms take shape as an expression of Java's parang kembang kotak motif. By Yuni Kristina, this elegant scarf is crafted of shimmering silk. She hand-stamps the green patterns on the ivory textile and adds red and black designs in batik.